Heater attachment tor lamps



C. SAVITSKY.

HEATER ATTACHMENT FOR LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZH. I918.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

50/7/777/76 Sa /7S CONSTANTINE SAVITSKY, 01? DENVER, COLORADO.

HEATER ATTACHMENT FOR LAMPS.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

Application filed May 28, 1918. Serial No. 237,079.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONSTANTINE SAVIT- SKY, formerly a citizen of Russia, having declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heater Attachments for Lamps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in an attachment for lamps, referably of the oil burning variety, whereby the heat from the lamp escaping by way of the chimney may be utilized either for cooking purposes or for heating articles of various kinds as flat irons employed for ironing or pressing clothes.

My improvement is adapted to be supported upon the lamp shade and fits closely around the upper portion of the chimney, the device having depending spring legs which engage the upper edge of the shade, the part with which the legs are directly connected above consisting of a circular plate slightly concave downwardly from its outer edge, its inner edge fitting closely around a sleeve, the latter in turn surrounding the upper portion of the lamp chimney and extending preferably a short distance above the top. Connected with the lower extremity of the sleeve is an annular collar which surrounds the lower portion of the sleeve and engages the said plate from below, while a second collar surrounds the sleeve and engages the plate from above. Surrounding the sleeve above the last named collar is an annular cup-shaped device which receives an inverted cup-shaped member, thelatter in turn carrying through the medium of upwardly projectmg legs a support for a cooking utensil, an iron or other article to be'heated.

My improvement makes it practicable to utilize an oil burning lamp of ordinary structure, both for illumination and heating purposes, as will be readily understood from the foregoing outline of its structure.

Having briefly outlined my improvement I will proceed to describe the same in detail,

reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. In this drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of an ordinary coal oil lamp showing my improvement applied.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section taken through my improved device cutting the lamp shade and chimney, the lower portion of the lamp being broken away, the parts be ing shown on a larger scale than in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure, the utensil to be heated being removed.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a detail of construction.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate an open ended sleeve to which is applied a relatively large circular plate 6 having a central perforation through which said sleeve passes. This plate is provided with depending legs 7 which are secured to the plate by suitable fastening devices, as rivets 8. The legs are curved intermediate their extremities to give additional strength, and also to permit them to be adjusted to engage lamp shades of varying size. The lower extremities 9 of these legs are bent to engage the upper edge 10 of the lamp shade 12 which is supported upon arms 13 mounted on the burner of the lamp. The legs 7 are preferably formed of spring metal. Furthermore, they are adjustable, as to length, whereby they may be utilized for shades of greater or less height. They are also adjustable to fit the tops of shades whose upper portions are of varying diameter. The lamp chimney 14 is of ordinary construction and is surrounded by the sleeve 5 of my improved device, the sleeve projecting a short distance above the chimney and being open to allow the heat generated by the burner to pass upwardly into engagement with the article to be heated. To the lower extremity of the sleeve 5 is applied a collar 15 having a bottom flange 16 which is turned upwardly to form a lip 17 which yields to allow an interiorly projecting narrow rib 18 formed on the lower extremity of the sleeve to be crowded into holding engagement therewith. The collar may be removed from the sleeve and reapplied, as circumstances may require. The upper edge of the collar 15 engages the plate 6 from below, while a second collar 19 applied to the sleeve above the plate extends downwardly and en-- gages the plate a short distance beyond the sleeve, the inner edge of the late being bent upwardly and around the s eeve, as-shown at 20, the two parts 19 and 20 interlocking. By virture of this structure, the plate 6 is securely connected with the sleeve and at the same time is so shaped as to prevent the possibility of any liquid which might boil over from a cooking utensil above from coming in contact with the chimney or from escaping downwardly around the chimney or into contact with other parts of the lamp.

vThe plate is slightly concave and for this I purpose is curved upwardly from the base of the upturned flange or ring 20. The plate is provided with heat insulating knobs or hand-pieces 21, whereby it becomes practicable to remove the heater from the lamp while the latter is still hot or in use for illuminating purposes.

When the device is in use the expansion due to the heat enlarges the collar 15 which fits closely around the chimmey, thus allowing the device to move farther downwardly on the chimmey, particularly under the pressure of a cooking device 22 and its contents above. This downward movement may by virtue of the shape of the chimmey be of such character that if the device were left upon the lamp until it cooled it would be diflicult to remove it, since the cooling of the metal andthe contraction incident thereto would cause it to clamp the chimmey tightly.

Hence, it is advisable to remove the device from the lamp before it cools and the knobs or handles 21 may be utilized for this purpose.

Applied to the sleeve 5 above the collar 19, is an vannular cup-shaped member 23 somewhat above the top of the sleeve and are connected by a ring 30 having an outer upwardly extending flange 31. r This ring 30 forms a support for the article to be heated,

.as the cooking utensil 22, or other device which it may be desired to heat through the instrumentality of my improved attach- V ment. It is preferred that the bottom of the cooker shall be concave approximately as shown at 32, though this ie not necessary. It will be readily understood that a flatiron or other article to be heated could be easily supported upon the ring 30 which is mounted on the upper extremities of the legs 2 9,,as heretofore explained.

The entire device may be taken apart so that it may be readily packed in a trunk or a suit case and carried about without difficulty. In assembling the device the collar 15 may be first applied to the lower extremity of the sleeve 5, after which the plate 6 may be put in place upon the sleeve. The collar 19 may then be applied above the plate 6, after which the other parts, as 19 and 26, may be applied. prefer to employ a cap ring 33 in connection with the upper edge of the sleeve, this ring by virtue of its interior projection contracting the upper extremity of the sleeve.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my improved attachment will it is believed be readily understood Without further explanation in detail.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an attachment for lamps, the combination with a chimney and a lamp shade of a rest for an article to be heated, comprising a sleeve fitted to the upper part of the chimney, supports connected with 90 said sleeve and extending downwardly into engagement with the lamp shade, and means connected with said sleeve and extending upwardly thereabove for supporting said article to be heated.

2. In an attachment for lamps, the combination with a chimney and lamp shade or globe, of a rest for the article to be heated, comprising a sleeve fitted to the upper part of the chimney, a plate surrounding the 100 sleeve, its upper surface being concave, means applied to the plate above and below to limit its movement on the sleeve, legs 7 connected with the plate and extending downwardly into engagement with the'lamp 05 shade, and means extending upwardly from the plate and above the sleeve for supporting the article to be heated.

3. In an attachment for lamps, the com-- bination with a chimney and lamp shade, 110 of a support for the article to be heated, said support comprising a sleeve surrounding the upper part of the chimney and extending abovethe same, a circular plate apv plied to the sleeve, its upper surface being 115 concave, spring legs attached to the plate and extending downwardly into engagement with the lamp shade, and means applied to the sleeve andextending above the top of the latter for supporting the article to be heated. 1

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a lamp, of a sleeve applied .to the upper part of the lamp chimney, a

disk shaped plate fiitted to the sleeve, said plate having spring legs, extending downwardly into engagement with the lamp shade, the said plate having heat insulating knobs, a cup-shaped member applied to the sleeve above the plate, and a second member engaging the cup-shaped. member and. 1.30

extendin above the top of the sleeve to form a irect support for the article to be heated. 1

5. In a device of the class described, the 5 combination with a lamp having a chimney and a shade, of a support for the article to be heated, comprising a sleeve adapted to be fitted to the upper portion of the lamp chimney and extending above the same, a disk- 10 shaped plate applied to the sleeve and having an upwardly extending flange around the sleeve, the upper surface of the disk being concave and provided with upwardly projecting heat insulating handles, the plate also having legs extending downwardly into engagement with the lamp shade, and means applied to the sleeve and extending above the top thereof for direct engagement with the article to be heated.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CONSTANTINE SAVITSKY.

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